Harding Park: #2
View from no. 2 at Harding Park (Courtesy of KemperLesnik)
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4.0
481 Reviews (481)
5 Stars
236
4 Stars
144
3 Stars
54
2 Stars
28
1 Stars
19
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
80.2%
Recommend this course
398 out of 481 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
3 Reviews (3)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 3 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.9
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
81.8%
Recommend this course
18 out of 22 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7169 yards
Slope 129
Rating 74.3

TPC Harding Park ranks among the most famous municipal courses in the country, along with Torrey Pines South and Bethpage Black. TPC Harding Park, which is part of the San Franciso Recreation and Parks Department, hugs the shores of Lake Merced in close proximity to the Lake Merced Golf Club, The Olympic Club and San Francisco Golf Club. Dating to 1925, it has a long history of tournament golf among its stately Monterey Cypress trees. Byron Nelson won back-to-back San Francisco Opens in 1944-45. The PGA Tour's Lucky International in the 1960s attracted winners such as Gary Player (1961), Gene Littler (1962), Jackie Burke Jr. (1963), Ken Venturi (1966) and Billy Casper (1968).

After falling on hard times, the course received a $16-million renovation in 2002-03 that brought it back into the tournament fold, hosting the 2005 World Golf Championship-American Express Championship, the 2015 WGC-Match Play Championship, The Presidents Cup in 2009, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship from 2010-12 and the 2020 PGA Championship, its first major.

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Course Details

Year Built 1925
Golf Season Year round
Architect Willie Watson (1925) Sam Whiting (1925) Chris Gray (2003) Jack Fleming (1934)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $25
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.0
481 Reviews (481)

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Over priced and over rated

$240 green fee, range balls not included, cart not included…so it ended up being $300 just to play….after we got our carts they told us it was cart path only….then the Marshall found us two different times and told us to speed up because we were 10 minutes behind pace….when we returned the carts there was no club service and when we checked in there was no bag service….the amenities are all super dated….clean but clearly over 20 years old. This place is highly overrated and outrageously priced for the level of service and amenities offered. They are able to do this by being one of only four courses in the SF area.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf course...

A very satisfying game of golf. Nice sunny day, some breeze from the west, good company, and the golf course was in great shape. I beat my handicap score by 6 shots.. That made my day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Harding park

What a beautiful course. I like it so much I came back to play it again. Only wished for staff in the pro shop to be more polite.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is in bad shape

Expected a whole lot more from this course, especially for the price. Fairways were patchy, tee boxes uneven. Nothing too terrible, but for what you’re paying (and given the reputation and championship history of the course), it’s most certainly not worth it. Hope to come back and adjust my review once the course sees some better care.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor condition currently

Course is in very bad condition right now, given its history and the cost to play. It’s not worth it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Greens were literally absolutely horrendous

I paid $150 as I’m not an SF resident. The greens were as bad as I’ve seen at a 25 dollar muni. Spotty, not true, slow, bumpy and diseased?? Some softball sized dead areas on the greens..

Tee boxes not flat. Fairways and bunkers were nice.

Staff was amazing. Pro shop to Marshall. Our GPS on the carts died after three holes. The Marshall was Very professional, offered to get us new carts. Beverage cart person also a professional..

it could be a great course. It’s not at this time.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Not worth the hype.

This course has TERRIBLE greens and poorly managed. Definitely not worth the green fee.

Huge disappointment!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Slow pace, slower greens

We were stuck behind a group and even after alerting the player assistant spent a lot of time waiting. Greens were incredibly slow. Still such a fun course to play and the weather was perfect

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

TPC Harding Park San Francisco

Course was in great shape. Food was good and the views were amazing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Afternoon Gem

Highly recommend this course with its afternoon Hot Deal rates. Be prepared for some wind, but great and fun course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Perfect Day

Spectacular place. The greens were recently punched, so that took away from the experience. It also allowed me to get a tee time so it was a wash. Great history here.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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